Appeal No. 2006-0553
Application No. 09/444,121
with the web page on selected levels below the web page; and
wherein if a first web page of the plurality appears more than
once among the plurality, said first web page is only printed
once.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Brobst et al. 6,061,700 May 9, 2000
(Brobst)
Dubbels et al. 6,222,634 Apr. 24, 2001
(Dubbels)
Hoffert et al. 6,282,549 Aug. 28, 2001
(Hoffert)
Narayanaswami et al. GB2 332 543 A Jun. 23, 1999
(Narayanaswami) United Kingdom Patent Application
Claims 2-35 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner offers Brobst and Hoffert
with regard to claims 8-14, 25-31, and 33-35, adding Dubbels with
regard to claims 2-7, 15, 19-24, and 32. With regard to claims
16-18, the examiner offers Brobst, Narayanaswami and Hoffert.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective
positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
At the outset, we note that appellants separate the claims
into two groups, Group A, comprising claims 2-7, 16-24, and 35;
and Group B comprising claims 8-15 and 25-35 (brief-page 3).
While claim 35 appears in both groups, it appears, from this
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